BirdUp · Species
Golden Bowerbird
Prionodura newtonianaDe Vis, 1883
Updated
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Genus
- Prionodura
At a glance
The Golden Bowerbird is a medium-sized bird, about 23–25 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 23–25 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Golden Bowerbird look like?
The Golden Bowerbird is a medium-sized bird, about 23–25 cm long and weighing 62–96 g.
The golden bowerbird is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia, where it is limited to the Atherton region.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Golden Bowerbird?
The Golden Bowerbird is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
jimchurches · Upper Barron QLD 4883, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Golden Bowerbird eat?
The Golden Bowerbird feeds on fruit, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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